remount

[ verb ree-mount; noun ree-mount, ree-mount ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to mount again; reascend.

noun

1. a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.

remount

verb

1. to get on (a horse, bicycle, etc) again
2. tr to mount (a picture, jewel, exhibit, etc) again

noun

1. a fresh horse, esp (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle

Other Words From

• unre·mounted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of remount¹

1325–75; Middle English remounten < Old French remonter. See re-, mount ¹

Example Sentences

I am trying to get my chestnut horse back, and asking the Brigade Major to telegraph for him to the Remount.

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Dick's limbs were now become so excessively stiff, that it was with difficulty he could remount his horse.

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So, having been disarmed of their swords, they were allowed to remount their horses and taken on towards Seville as prisoners.

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The jester made no motion to remount, but remained at her horse's head, closely surveying the road they had traveled.

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This is their pastime, but when meal-time approaches they remount their steeds and return to drink in Valhalla.

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